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Published by the International Harvester Companies under tlie supervision of tlie Advertisini; Department.
Sent free to Harvester employes in every branch of the service throughout the world, and to dealers sellinel H C machines.
News items, photographs, suggestions, and articles are solicited from employes and friends everywhere. George F. Whitsett, Editor Glenn V.Johnson, Art Editor
Vol.. 9
CHICAGO. MAY, 1918
No. 5
Any Job is Better Than No Job At AllA man came into the office the other day who had been out of a job for a long time. Several years ago he had a good position with a good salary, and then followed a period during which he changed jobs often, always trying to better himself but doing quite the opposite. No one will give him a good job now, because he has moved around so much and he refuses to start again at the bottom. His personal appearance is against him, and, unless the man is willing to start all over again, his case looks pretty near hopeless.
My little old job looks better to me since that man came in. It is not especially remun¬ erative and there is nothing imposing about it, but it keeps me busy and off the toboggan.
The only two people in the world who can afford to be without a job are the very rich and the very poor who have no ambition to be anything else.
Is Farm Labor EnoughThe U. S. Boys' Working Reserve will make available a possible force of 2,000,000 boys for the farms, and the farm labor supply¬ ing program of the Government, through its employment branches in every state, will help further to direct the much-needed labor to the farm.
This is fine, and too much cannot be done to guarantee our farmers the help they need in maintaining and increasing food production on American farms. But what about the labor behind farm labor?
It is an industrial age on the farm as well as everywhere else, and if the supply of farm ma¬ chines were cut off today, the supply of food would well nigh becu,t off tomorrow. It has been estimated that a, farmer without modern machines could produce only about one-six¬
teenth as much as he can with modern machines. From which you can see how necessary the worker in the farm machine factory is to the success of the war and to the preservation of life itself.
Supplying farm machine factory labor is a much more complicated and difficult thing than even supplying farm labor because of the practical and technical skill necessary to a factory workman. At Deering works, for instance, between 300 and 325 separate occupations have been classified and catalogued. It requires men skilled and trained in more than 300 trades and occupations to furnish the machines for one occupation—farming. And this does not take into account the men in the mines, forests, railroads, and steel mills.
You can see what a vast and complicated in¬ dustry is engaged in equipping the present-day industrialized farmer to do his work and produce the world's food. You can see what will happen if the time does come when there is a deficit in labor for this industry.
The Boy From France"When I was a boy in Iowa," said a friend to me the other day, "a French family moved into our neighborhood. There was a boy in the family about my age. He could already speak a little English, and we soon became friends.
"One day we took a long walk into the country. As we were passing an orchard, we saw the farmer among his peach trees, whicb were loaded with fruit. The farmer called to us and filled our pockets.
"As we walked along the road eating our peaches, I saw the French boy do a peculiar thing. When he had finished his first peach, he walked out beyond the used part of the road, bored a hole with his heel, and planted the stone. He did this unconsciously and I watched him repeat the operation two or three times. Then I spoke to him about it. He explained that the French always do that, that they are taught from infancy not to waste the seeds from any fruit which will grow, but to plant them for future generations.''
This war will give our boys a chance to *' learn many frugal habits from the Europeans. Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps will teach us at home to save, while the example of our allies will teach the thrifty instincts to our boys abroad. After this war America will be less wasteful and extravagant.

Harvester World magazine was first published by International Harvester Company in October of 1909. From 1909 to 1946, Harvester World functioned primarily as an employee magazine, carrying news from various factories, branch houses and dealerships around the world. The magazine included biographical sketches of employees; notices of retirements and promotions; announcements regarding new company initiatives or building projects; and a variety of other news relating to nearly every facet of the company’s world wide operations. The magazine was published by the company’s Advertising Department, and also functioned as a way for headquarters to communicate with dealerships. In 1946, the magazine was redesigned and eventually shifted from an employee magazine to a more customer-oriented focus. By the 1950s, most Harvester Articles were human interest stories centering on the people and organizations who used International Harvester products. At the same time, photography became an increasingly important element in the content and presentation of the magazine. The magazine was discontinued in 1969.

Published by the International Harvester Companies under tlie supervision of tlie Advertisini; Department.
Sent free to Harvester employes in every branch of the service throughout the world, and to dealers sellinel H C machines.
News items, photographs, suggestions, and articles are solicited from employes and friends everywhere. George F. Whitsett, Editor Glenn V.Johnson, Art Editor
Vol.. 9
CHICAGO. MAY, 1918
No. 5
Any Job is Better Than No Job At AllA man came into the office the other day who had been out of a job for a long time. Several years ago he had a good position with a good salary, and then followed a period during which he changed jobs often, always trying to better himself but doing quite the opposite. No one will give him a good job now, because he has moved around so much and he refuses to start again at the bottom. His personal appearance is against him, and, unless the man is willing to start all over again, his case looks pretty near hopeless.
My little old job looks better to me since that man came in. It is not especially remun¬ erative and there is nothing imposing about it, but it keeps me busy and off the toboggan.
The only two people in the world who can afford to be without a job are the very rich and the very poor who have no ambition to be anything else.
Is Farm Labor EnoughThe U. S. Boys' Working Reserve will make available a possible force of 2,000,000 boys for the farms, and the farm labor supply¬ ing program of the Government, through its employment branches in every state, will help further to direct the much-needed labor to the farm.
This is fine, and too much cannot be done to guarantee our farmers the help they need in maintaining and increasing food production on American farms. But what about the labor behind farm labor?
It is an industrial age on the farm as well as everywhere else, and if the supply of farm ma¬ chines were cut off today, the supply of food would well nigh becu,t off tomorrow. It has been estimated that a, farmer without modern machines could produce only about one-six¬
teenth as much as he can with modern machines. From which you can see how necessary the worker in the farm machine factory is to the success of the war and to the preservation of life itself.
Supplying farm machine factory labor is a much more complicated and difficult thing than even supplying farm labor because of the practical and technical skill necessary to a factory workman. At Deering works, for instance, between 300 and 325 separate occupations have been classified and catalogued. It requires men skilled and trained in more than 300 trades and occupations to furnish the machines for one occupation—farming. And this does not take into account the men in the mines, forests, railroads, and steel mills.
You can see what a vast and complicated in¬ dustry is engaged in equipping the present-day industrialized farmer to do his work and produce the world's food. You can see what will happen if the time does come when there is a deficit in labor for this industry.
The Boy From France"When I was a boy in Iowa" said a friend to me the other day, "a French family moved into our neighborhood. There was a boy in the family about my age. He could already speak a little English, and we soon became friends.
"One day we took a long walk into the country. As we were passing an orchard, we saw the farmer among his peach trees, whicb were loaded with fruit. The farmer called to us and filled our pockets.
"As we walked along the road eating our peaches, I saw the French boy do a peculiar thing. When he had finished his first peach, he walked out beyond the used part of the road, bored a hole with his heel, and planted the stone. He did this unconsciously and I watched him repeat the operation two or three times. Then I spoke to him about it. He explained that the French always do that, that they are taught from infancy not to waste the seeds from any fruit which will grow, but to plant them for future generations.''
This war will give our boys a chance to *' learn many frugal habits from the Europeans. Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps will teach us at home to save, while the example of our allies will teach the thrifty instincts to our boys abroad. After this war America will be less wasteful and extravagant.